Happy birthday and congratulations to an Aurora hero, World War II veteran Dick Miller! He celebrated his 97th birthday the recent weekend and was honored Sunday, June 25 by the Chicago White Sox as the Hero of The Game! A Navy veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart and
Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club distributed scholarship checks to DEI essay contest winners at Mother’s Restaurant in Aurora.
Yorkville High School instrumental music instructor, Victor Anderson, right, directs a Fox Valley Brass ensemble during a mini-concert at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora Sunday, June 24.
International soccer star, Angel Reyna, starts his multi-day visit to Aurora last week with a 90-minute community talk Thursday, June 21 to more than 500 youth and parents, followed by an autograph signing session for another hour.
Cantigny Park’s 65th Summer is buzzing with adult-oriented fun nights every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.. The “Summer Nights” series made its debut this month and will feature specialty cocktails, music, and entertainment, with a different main event or theme every week. Besides Summer Nights Thursdays, Cantigny is
Wesley United Methodist Church (UMC), 14 N. May Street in Aurora, will welcome the Reverend Tammy Scott as incoming pastor Sunday, July 2. Services are held online at 9:30 a.m. and in-person at 10:30 a.m.. The public is invited. Admission is free, although a free-will offering will be accepted. Rev.
Becky Dunnigan, left, of Montgomery, receives a vision-screening from technician Dave Johnson at Blackberry Farm in Aurora.
United Methodist Church (UMC) of Geneva will hold a group blessing Sunday, July 2, for 42 youth and adults headed to a Kentucky service project. The blessing will take place during Sunday worship at the Church, online and in-person at 9 a.m. at 211 Hamilton Street in Geneva. The service
Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) announced Monday, June 26 Illinois has received a $12,299,377 grant from the Biden-Harris Administration’s infrastructure law to put new American-built buses on the road and improve transit service in their community. The grants, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration, were made possible
By Bobby Narang Nazareth Academy High School sophomore Jaden Fauske is making up for some lost time. A heralded baseball player who committed to play for Louisville University before playing his first game of his high school freshman season, Fauske had to wait his turn in 2022 to become a
By Woodrow Carroll Thanks to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox Sunday, June 25, the Chicago White Sox put an end to a quirky losing streak. The White Sox had dropped two games of a three-game series for three weeks, an unhealthy trait the White Sox had
American League Central W L PCT GB Minnesota 40 40 .500 – Cleveland 37 40 .481 1.5 Detroit 34 43 .442 4.5 Chi White Sox 34 46 .425 6.0 Kansas City 22 56 .282 17 American League West W L PCT GB Texas 47 31 .603 – Houston 42 36
1. William Byron 558 2. Kyle Busch 528 3. Martin Truex Jr. 576 4. Kyle Larson 475 5. Ross Chastain 558 6. Christopher Bell 531 7. Denny Hamlin 512 8. Ryan Blaney 502 9. Joey Logano 462 10. Tyler Reddick 437 11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 415 12. Kevin Harvick 515
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2022 Elena Rybakina2021 Ashleigh Barty2020 No competition due to COVID2019 Simona Halep2018 Angelique Kerber2017 Garbiñe Muguruza2016 Serena Williams2015 Serena Williams2014 Petra Kvitová2013 Marion Bartoli2012 Serena Williams2011 Petra Kvitová2010 Serena Williams2009 Serena Williams2008 Venus Williams2007 Venus Williams2006 Amélie Mauresmo2005 Venus Williams2004 Maria Sharapova2003 Serena Williams2002 Serena Williams2001 Venus Williams2000 Venus Williams1999
The draft was held Thursday, June 22 in New York City, N.Y.. Round 1, top 20 picks1, San Antonio, Victor Wembanyama, C, 7-4, 2372, Charlotte, Brandon Miller, F, 6-9, 2003, Portland, Scoot Henderson, G, 6-2, 1954, Houston, Amen Thompson, G, 6-7, 2005, Detroit, Ausar Thompson, G-F, 6-7, 2056, Orlando, Anthony
Special sports competition stands out from the usual competition. The Chicago Cubs last weekend split two games with the last-place St. Louis Cardinals in the special two games in London at the London Stadium built for the 2012 Olympic Games and for soccer. This coming weekend, two NASCAR races will
Finals, June 24-26Game 1: LSU 4, Florida 3, 11 inningsGame 2: Florida 24, LSU 4Game 3: LSU 18, Florida 4LSU wins the national championshipThursday, June 22Game 13: LSU 2, Wake Forest 0, Wake Forest eliminatedWednesday, June 21Game 11: Florida 3, TCU 2, TCU eliminatedGame 12: LSU 5,Wake Forest 2Tuesday, June
PreseasonSat, Aug. 12, vs. Tennessee, noon, FOXSat, Aug. 19, at Indianapolis, 6 p.m., FOXSat, Aug. 26, vs. Buffalo, noon, FOXRegular seasonSun, Sept. 10, vs. Green Bay, 3:25 p.m., FOXSun, Sept. 17, at Tampa Bay, noon, FOXSun, Sept. 24, at Kansas City, 3:25 p.m., FOXSun, Oct. 1, vs. Denver, noon, CBSThu,
